Must Have for a Round of Golf?

[Nagah]

Balls and a wet towel.

[BamaWade]

On 4/3/2019 at 10:42 AM, mcanadiens said:

Out of the stuff I'm willing to admit to packing ...

Okay...I gotta know--what kinda things do you take to a golf course that you won't admit to? 🤨  We talkin' just sneaking a few beers in the bag?  A lil somethin' (err, "non-tobacco") to smoke?  Cat-o-9 whip for a cart girl you discovered has a naughty side? 

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I used to have a little baggie with band-aids, some ibuprofen, and a lens cloth for my glasses.  But I'm able to wear contacts to play again...and generally working on being less-weird (unsuccessfully...merely a different-weird now), so I've ditched it all.  I read an article once on how to be a good golf partner--it said to carry a flask of whiskey to share.  I did that once, and whipped it out after we all doubled+ a hole (to laughs...but, oh yes, all partook).  But these days I'm pretty minimalist/boring...even keep the ball and tee count down to cut weight. and so I don't stab my hand with 20+ broken tees when I'm digging for my pitch-mark tool.

Ya know, if I had stuff I didn't want my wife to find, my golf bag would be the place.  That's the one place I don't think she's ever touched.  Through the years...new drivers, new putters...all in plain sight, and unless someday I wrap it in flashing LEDs, I think she'll continue the trend of being 100% oblivious to its existence.

[mcanadiens]

24 minutes ago, BamaWade said:

Okay...I gotta know--what kinda things do you take to a golf course that you won't admit to? 🤨  We talkin' just sneaking a few beers in the bag?  A lil somethin' (err, "non-tobacco") to smoke?  Cat-o-9 whip for a cart girl you discovered has a naughty side? 

Sorry about being coy, but I really can't say. 

Suffice to say it isn't weed.  It also isn't beer because beer is cheap (maybe too cheap) at my home courses.

Also, the cart girls at Kittyhawk are too tough for me to mess with. I make sure I say please and thank you. 

[BamaWade]

1 hour ago, mcanadiens said:

Sorry about being coy, but I really can't say. 

Man of mystery.  I'll respect that.  But if the fates ever put us in a round together, consider granting a tiny peek.  I'll swear to secrecy.  Even if it's a severed head of someone who once yelled GO BRUINS in your backswing.

[3jacker]

Down here in FL, a nice big fluffy towel. Maybe an extra in the bag. 

This is the face towel, never to be confused with the nasty club towel hanging on the bag.  Though I've had to resort to it.

[billchao]

Everything that's a "must have" is already attached to or in my golf bag.

Other things I usually carry include my GameGolf, a thermos for water or tea (depends on the temperature), and my Garmin. I can play golf just fine if I forget any of those things so they're not "must have" in my book.

[phedrick]

Water bottle filled with water in the winter, and ice and water in the summer.  Also some sort of sweet to boost my carbs when I start to feel low.

[Kevlar10]

For me, the only must have is water.  I got a nice Yeti thermos last year and it fits right in pocket on my bag.  Speaking of cleaning out the bag; last week I found a full bottle of IPA under my rain jacket.  It’s been in there since my golf trip last July.  Oh, the other thing I always take is my Swiss Army golf tool.  It has everything from a ball repair tool to a bottle opener.  All essential on the course.